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PSY 560 Selected Theorist Martin Seligman Journal Paper

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Selected Theorist: Martin Seligman
Stephanie Martinez
July 5, 2020

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Evaluation of Research Sources
There are many sources that support Martin Seligman’s theories of learned helplessness
and positive psychology. One of the primary sources that supports learned helplessness theory is
“Failure to escape Traumatic Shock”, an experiment on dogs that demonstrates the acceptance of
powerlessness when presented with aversive stimuli. This source meets the evaluation criteria
because there is a lot of research related to learned helplessness and further research on dogs by
Martin Seligman and his colleagues. Learned helplessness theory can also be generalized to
humans and has been applied to extensive research on depression, anxiety, and other
psychological disorders. The interesting thing about these theories is that they tie into many other
theories such as humanistic psychology and existential theory. It is also nice to know that
Seligman has put a positive spin on his work on learned helplessness through his work on
positive psychology.
Historical Context
Ivan Pavlov, the Russian scientist known for classical conditioning and “Pavlov’s dogs”
was a significant contributor to the ideas developed by Martin Seligman and others conducting
research on rewards and punishment and its effects on behavior. Behaviorists like John Watson
were also influenced by Pavlov’s ideas relating an individual’s personality to learned stimulus-
response associations (Funder, 2019). Another figure, Abraham Maslow, influenced the
development of positive psychology. Maslow’s humanistic psychology emerged in the 1960s as
a school of thought that emphasized personal growth and development as well as achieving one’s
full potential (Levine, 2006).

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1 Selected Theorist: Martin Seligman Stephanie Martinez July 5, 2020 2 Evaluation of Research Sources There are many sources that support Martin Seligman’s theories of learned helplessness and positive psychology. One of the primary sources that supports learned helplessness theory is “Failure to escape Traumatic Shock”, an experiment on dogs that demonstrates the acceptance of powerlessness when presented with aversive stimuli. This source meets the evaluation criteria because there is a lot of research related to learned helplessness and further research on dogs by Martin Seligman and his colleagues. Learned helplessness theory can also be generalized to humans and has been applied to extensive research on depression, anxiety, and other psychological disorders. The interesting thing about these theories is that they tie into many other theories such as humanistic psychology and existential theory. It is also nice to know that Seligman has put a positive spin on his work on learned helplessness through his work on positive psychology. Historical Context Ivan Pavlov, the Russian scientist known for classical conditioning and “Pavlov’s dogs” was a significant contribu ...
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